rlh2@ukc.ac.uk (R.L.Hesketh) (06/08/91)
I have placed the latest versions of my, color mixing tool "xcoloredit"
(version 1.2) and X selection/cutbuffer manipulation tool "xselection"
(patchlevel 3), on export.lcs.mit.edu for anonymous ftp...
Machine = export.lcs.mit.edu [18.30.0.238]
/contrib/xcoloredit.tar.Z
/contrib/xselection.tar.Z
CHANGES:
xcoloredit now displays some example text which can be set to different
colours. This allows you to see how foreground and background colours
interact. You can also specify an output format for the colour
representation, by default this is "#rrggbb" in hex.
xselection now has a "-clear" option which will clear an X selection or
cutbuffer without requiring a process to hang around holding a blank
selection. It also has no hard limit on the size of a selection or
cutbuffer (previously it was limited to 40k) that can be set or
retrieved.
USES:
I use xcoloredit infrequently for setting custom colours on
applications/buttons. It also gets used for designing suitable default
colours for new applications.
I use xselection a lot! No more problems with xterm beeping at you when
you've pasted too much into vi. With a single keystroke I can replace a
line in vi with the current selection.
As mentioned in the XFAQ, xselection is also useful for sending cut text
to a printer, e.g., xselection PRIMARY | lpr
We also use xselection to clear the cutbuffers between XDM login
sessions, this stops users pasting other user's text.
Richard Hesketh
Computing Lab., University of Kent at Canterbury,
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NF, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 227 764000 ext 7620/7590 Fax: +44 227 762811